Roma players and staff agree to be without pay for four months
Roma players and staff help the club finances during the coronavirus epidemic by agree to be without pay for next four months.
On Sunday, Roma said in a statement that the players would waive the wages that they were receive between March to schedule end of the season in June.
“We always talk about unity at Roma and in volunteering to cut their salaries for the rest of the season, the players, the coach, and his staff, have all proved that we really are in this together,” said chief executive Guido Fienga.
“Edin Dzeko (c), all the players and Paul Fonseca (coach) have demonstrated they understand what this club stands for and we also thank them all for their superb gesture towards the employees at this club.”
In the start of April, Serie A clubs totally agreed to cut the wages of players, coaches and staff, with the exclusion of Juventus who had already sorted out a agreement with their own players.
Serie A has been postponed since March 9 and it is not clear that when the season will get resume.
#ASRoma’s first team players as well as coach Paulo Fonseca, and his staff, have volunteered to forgo four months’ salary this season to help the club navigate the economic crisis that has engulfed the world of football since the Coronavirus outbreak. pic.twitter.com/H3DJz8Z7B0
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 19, 2020
